Features - Advantech PCI-1716 User Manual

The PCI-1716/1716H/1716L is a multifunction card for IBM x86 or compatible com-
puters. It offers the five most desired measurement and control functions:
16-bit AI conversion
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16-bit AO conversion
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Digital input
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Digital output
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Timer/counter.
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A programmable-gain instrument amplifier lets you acquire different input signals
without external signal conditioning. An onboard 8k word FIFO buffer provides high-
speed data transfer and predictable performance under Windows. Automatic channel
scanning circuitry and onboard SRAM lets you perform multiple-channel AI conver-
sion and individual gains for each channel.
The following sections of this chapter will provide further information about features
of the multifunction cards, together with some brief information on software and
accessories for the PCI-1716/1716H/1716L cards.
1.1

Features

16 single-ended or 8 differential or a combination of analog inputs
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16-bit A/D converter, with up to 1 MS/s or 500 KS/s sampling rate
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FIFO memory (8,192 samples)
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Auto-calibration
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2 analog output channels (PCI-1716/PCI-1716H only)
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16-ch digital input and 16-ch digital output
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BoardID switch
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PCI-1716/1716H/1716L offers the following main features:
PCI-Bus Plug & Play
The PCI-1716/1716H/1716L card uses a PCI controller to interface the card to the
PCI bus. The controller fully implements the PCI bus specification Rev 2.2. All config-
urations related to the bus, such as base address and interrupt assignment, are auto-
matically controlled by software. No jumper or switch is required for user
configuration.
Automatic Channel/Gain Scanning
The PCI-1716/1716H/1716L features an automatic channel/gain scanning circuit.
This circuit, instead of your software, controls multiplexer switching during sampling.
On-board SRAM stores different gain values for each channel. This combination lets
user perform multi-channel high-speed sampling for each channel.
BoardID Switch
The PCI-1716/1716H/1716L has a built-in DIP switch that helps define each card's ID
when multiple PCI-1716/1716H/1716L cards have been installed on the same PC
chassis. The BoardID setting function is very useful when building a system with mul-
tiple PCI-1716/1716H/1716L cards. With the correct BoardID settings, you can easily
identify and access each card during hardware configuration and software program-
ming.
Note! For detailed specifications and operation of the PCI-1716/1716H/1716L,
please refer to Appendix A and B.
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